Reduced-Fat Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

Name: Reduced-Fat Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (7 1/2 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons, sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and frozen for 1 hour; 1 1/2 tablespoons 1/3 less fat, cream cheese (neufchatel), cut into 1/2-inch pieces and frozen for 1 hour; 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons, nonfat buttermilk; 1 1/4 pounds, 93 percent lean ground turkey; 2 teaspoons, ground sage; 1 1/2 teaspoons, pepper; 1 teaspoon, salt; 1 , garlic clove, minced; 1 teaspoon, ground fennel seeds; 1/2 teaspoon, dried thyme; 1/4 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/8 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon, vegetable oil; 1/4 cup, all-purpose flour; 2 cups, chicken broth; 1 1/2 cups evaporated, skim milk; 1/2 cup, water; 2 tablespoons 1/3 less fat, cream cheese (neufchatel), softened

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2013

A great breakfast starts the day out right—but not if you have to take a nap right afterward. We set out to lighten this breakfast classic.

SERVES6

TIME2 hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For tender biscuits with less fat, we replace most of the butter with reduced-fat cream cheese and use nonfat buttermilk. For the gravy, we make our own turkey “sausage,” adding baking soda to the meat to keep it juicy and tender. Evaporate...

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